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Where Does The Last Name Hosea Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hosea occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Hoséa. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hosea? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 17,880^th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,820 people. Hosea occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Hosea live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hosea is also the 14,834^th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 64,859 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 12,082 people, or 1 in 14,662. In Nigeria Hosea is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 19 percent are found, Plateau, where 19 percent are found and Taraba, where 17 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Hosea Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hosea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hosea last name increased 588 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,014 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hosea Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Hosea surname are 12.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.15% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hosea earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.87% less than the national average, earning R 166,656 per year; in United States they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $41,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.46% less than the national average, earning $43,492 CAD per year.